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"Wealthy businessman survives attempt by wife to have him killed, makes it look like she succeeded and starts a new life in small town as auto mechanic. Variation on idea elevated to noir importance by The Killers (1946), where victim of femme fatale tries to abandon the city and his past identity." - noir expert Spencer Selby
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- 2004-10-05 19:39:30
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- impact
- Run time
- 1:49:37
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- sound
- Type
- MovingImage
- Year
- 1949
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noir addict
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July 1, 2024
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
Five stars for this movie. Acting top notch. One small flaw and surprised that it wasn't a retake. When Donlevy was hit on the head and went over the cliff and landed his eyes were open and should have been shut with being knocked out or considered dead. Helen Walker should have been billed ahead of Ella Raines for she was much more in the movie than Raines.
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Michael Collier
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February 21, 2024
Subject: Not much of an impact.
Subject: Not much of an impact.
Average film, average acting, less than average storyline. Four stars......really!
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taipan2023
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April 28, 2023
Subject: Excellent
Subject: Excellent
I certainly have to rate this movie ***** which is not the usual thing I do. In this case there is a number of different reasons why. First of all its the acting together with the storyline secondary is the environment that the movie was played in, for example Idaho were Clint Eastwood made a scenario in one of his flicks as well. Also the courtroom scene and the traffic scenes appeal to me. Highly recommended
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guust1959
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March 25, 2022
Subject: Hooked
Subject: Hooked
This gem hooked me. I love this type of films. Simply wonderful acting . Bravo!
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mebeau1962
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February 10, 2021
Subject: Loved it
Subject: Loved it
This one would, definitely, be a keeper.
Glad his wife was jailed and he's going back to Denver.
Bout time he'll get treated right.
Loved it!
Glad his wife was jailed and he's going back to Denver.
Bout time he'll get treated right.
Loved it!
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cosmo2u
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January 19, 2021
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
Love this movie! I watch it at least once a year! You could not make this movie today. Not enough blood, rape and murder!I never watch new movies anymore!
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Brant Lee
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May 20, 2019
Subject: Almost Classic
Subject: Almost Classic
Good Watch. Proves again how a movie can still carry well without cursing and sex. I don't know if the movie really needed the turn of Williams being charged for murder. Finding the evidence against the wife would have proved to be a good ending.
But still a great movie with old cars, towns, cities, and people of the time. Sincerity in characters still has a place.
But still a great movie with old cars, towns, cities, and people of the time. Sincerity in characters still has a place.
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Hakuna Muhimu
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April 6, 2018
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
Almost gave up as the first 15 or so minutes were hard to watch: then suddenly excitement burst through.
Hakuna
Hakuna
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BuckyNZ
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April 20, 2016
Subject: The Shadow reviewed by Bucky699
Subject: The Shadow reviewed by Bucky699
....a pot boiler that sucks you in with it's cruisey little plot, one that developes in to a full blown murder mystery. Hitchcock eat your heart out.
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67GT500-Snakebite
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May 26, 2015
Subject: Great Movie
Subject: Great Movie
I originally had purchased a set of DVD's of Murder, Mystery collection from TCM (Turner Classic Movies about 12 years ago.I had unfortunately after my divorce left them at my moms house. and they were sold at estate sale. I have spent countless time trying to remember this particular move I loved so much. and I finally found it. This is a must have, & watch movie. I love the old movies. I think the actors of yesteryear were far more talented then todays actors. Hollywood producers are brain-dead any more. its all shooting, and things exploding, that is the best they can come up with.
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katperrr
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May 7, 2014
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
Great. Always loved Mr. D., but was surprised to read before he went to work he said he put in his dentures, put on his wig and tied up is elevated shoes! Surprised the heck out of me!
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gl1200phil
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October 20, 2013 (edited)
Subject: A wild ride!
Subject: A wild ride!
Any older rich guy, marrying a beautiful young gal, had better watch this movie!!!
Just kidding....
A wild exemplary movie of the genre. Starts out as your typical bland fare, then it takes a sinister turn for the worse.
If you're into film noir I'm sure you'll love this one!
Just kidding....
A wild exemplary movie of the genre. Starts out as your typical bland fare, then it takes a sinister turn for the worse.
If you're into film noir I'm sure you'll love this one!
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captpete79
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October 16, 2013
Subject: Luck can be good and bad.
Subject: Luck can be good and bad.
A very good, albeit old, plot. The second wife was a winner. The actors did a good job with an old script. The cab chase for Su Lin was very funny, one of the lighter moments of the movie. Over all very entertaining movie.
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Madame X
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September 8, 2013
Subject: good movie
Subject: good movie
This movie was good from beginning to end- main characters not cliche, always surprising. Story has echoes of Postman Always Rings Twice plot. Costumes and mise-en-scene rich in detail if you are interested in small town life in U.S. in 1940's.
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HaarFager872
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August 9, 2013
Subject: Loved It!
Subject: Loved It!
Thoroughly enjoyable noir film. As mentioned before, Brian Donlevy played the part perfectly and the love interest of Ella Raines was an excellent casting choice. One of those movies that will do you well for a great late night viewing experience. Make some popcorn, kick back and enjoy this feature!
Reviewer:
John G Robinson
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February 3, 2013
Subject: It made an impact
Subject: It made an impact
An excellent little noir, which (in part) contrasts gritty urban culture with the apparent decency of small town America. The plot is pacey and carefully devised while the acting is often compelling.
Contextually, there are strong hints of a country which had just emerged from WW2 and is finding its feet again.
It's rather simplistic sometimes. Good against evil, small town wisdom set against the Goliath of what we laughingly call 'progress' - but all in all this film is a cracker.
Contextually, there are strong hints of a country which had just emerged from WW2 and is finding its feet again.
It's rather simplistic sometimes. Good against evil, small town wisdom set against the Goliath of what we laughingly call 'progress' - but all in all this film is a cracker.
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Essayist
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December 19, 2012
Subject: Enjoyable
Subject: Enjoyable
This is a really enjoyable film that keeps ones interest. The plot at times seems a little hard to believe, the speed of reaching conclusions with very little evidence a little surprising but don't let that put you off. I could not help wondering if at any moment aliens were going to bounce onto the screen having seen Brian Donlevy (Walter Williams in the film) appear in so many old English Science Fiction B movies later in his career, his own life would make a good movie in itself, he was quite a character by all accounts. Feminist would love this film if only to attack the male chauvinism in the garage sequence when the love interest (Ella Raines) proves women, at that time in history anyway, were definitely incapable of anything more demanding that making cherry pie, someone her mother is expert in. Charles Coburn as Lt.Tom Quincy is absolutely brilliant except he can't seem to make up his mind if he's English, Irish or Scots. He starts off with a beautiful cultured English accent, which later changes to Scots and then to Irish which becomes more pronounced as the film progresses. The wife (Helen Walker) was most definitely a cracker who I'm sure most men would have gone gaga over but whether they would have been as obsessed as our hero, I doubt it. They are some wonderful shots of San Francisco, many of the places Fishermans Wharf, China Town and other sites are still there, so of interest for that alone if you lose interest in the film which I doubt.
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Manonfire
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August 15, 2012
Subject: Softy
Subject: Softy
Great movie, couldn't wait for the wife to finally get exposed for what she really was. I wonder if she gave her husband the nickname 'softy' because he had a impotence problem & couldn't perform in bed . Setting her on a path to murder.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
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primsue
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July 12, 2012
Subject: You get um Softy
Subject: You get um Softy
I like this movie, the characters were either goody goody or just plain mean and evil. I felt sorry for "Softy". Boy it sure was easy to change your identity and get a job back in those days, lucky for him he knew how to fix cars.
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Oksanna
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September 17, 2011
Subject: This reminds me...
Subject: This reminds me...
It may be trite to say that I kept thinking of "The Edge" (1997) with Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin and Elle MacPherson, while I watched Impact. But there were some parallels such as the matching wristwatches in the Edge and the matching embroidery in this gem. And I thought that Elle seemed to be cast to take scheming wife Helen Walker's role. They look similar enough. Some may say this is a man's film with the moral to choose your wife carefully, but I disagree. It is a timeless message for all, which also speaks to our ability to feel (our humanity) and to overcome. Four and a half from me.
Reviewer:
Freddie Jaye
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September 8, 2011
Subject: Another Archive classic
Subject: Another Archive classic
"Impact" was, I thought, a bit slow for the first 30 minutes or so, but the story picked up then and just zipped along.
I agree with stef (the reviewer way below) who noted some Capra influences: the baby, the fire engine scene, and a few other interludes.
Having said that, though, the story is loaded with major and minor twists, and you don't get to the final resolution until the last few minutes. A great cast, with solid performances all around. And watch for Jason Robards *Senior* as the judge.
I agree with stef (the reviewer way below) who noted some Capra influences: the baby, the fire engine scene, and a few other interludes.
Having said that, though, the story is loaded with major and minor twists, and you don't get to the final resolution until the last few minutes. A great cast, with solid performances all around. And watch for Jason Robards *Senior* as the judge.
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Dan L.
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July 31, 2011
Subject: A surprise little gem
Subject: A surprise little gem
Perhaps a little simplistic but full of twists, generally well acted and who could beat the price of FREE on archive.org. I'd say worth a watch. Some problems in the transfer with little cuts in the film , sound a little quiet and screen dirt but nothing that ruins it.
RECOMMENDED WATCH.
RECOMMENDED WATCH.
Reviewer:
picfixer
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June 3, 2011
Subject: Betrayal - Disillusionment - Revenge - Redemption
Subject: Betrayal - Disillusionment - Revenge - Redemption
NOTE FOR DOWNLOADERS: Thanks to Moongleam, a high-quality print with a much smaller file size (774 MB) is available here: http://www.archive.org/details/impact
A little-known gem which wasn't shot as a film noir yet has a film noir plot - up to a point when it becomes something entirely different. Captain of industry, Brian Donlevy, is meant to be killed by his faithless wife's lover, Only the lover is accidentally killed, and the conniving wife, excellently played by Helen Walker, is arrested for Donlevy's murder. Meanwhile Donlevy, intending to let his wife fry, slips away to Idaho where he meets homespun Ella Raines. Enter one of my favorite character actors, Charles Coburn, as a soon-to-be retired police gumshoe. Anna May Wong has a pivotal though minor role.
Fine performances all around, A-feature production values (dig that '49 Packard roadster) and crisp direction make this one a keeper which you'll probably watch more than once.
A little-known gem which wasn't shot as a film noir yet has a film noir plot - up to a point when it becomes something entirely different. Captain of industry, Brian Donlevy, is meant to be killed by his faithless wife's lover, Only the lover is accidentally killed, and the conniving wife, excellently played by Helen Walker, is arrested for Donlevy's murder. Meanwhile Donlevy, intending to let his wife fry, slips away to Idaho where he meets homespun Ella Raines. Enter one of my favorite character actors, Charles Coburn, as a soon-to-be retired police gumshoe. Anna May Wong has a pivotal though minor role.
Fine performances all around, A-feature production values (dig that '49 Packard roadster) and crisp direction make this one a keeper which you'll probably watch more than once.
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JesusBuddy
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May 1, 2011
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
GOD knows how to expose truth. This movie proves that. Great educational and community-building movie. Be careful of who you marry. First get JESUS AND THEN MARRY ONE WITH JESUS or else!
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soccerlaz
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April 2, 2011
Subject: Well worth a look
Subject: Well worth a look
Better than I expected. Would love to see it remade.
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Ynot_tony
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March 31, 2011
Subject: Arthur Lubin, Director
Subject: Arthur Lubin, Director
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523893/
Director credits from 1935 through 1981, from Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves to a slew of TV "Maverick" shows in 1960, to Phyllis Diller's TV sitcom in the late 70's. Celluloid greatness here!
Director credits from 1935 through 1981, from Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves to a slew of TV "Maverick" shows in 1960, to Phyllis Diller's TV sitcom in the late 70's. Celluloid greatness here!
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porterville
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January 31, 2011
Subject: Brian Donlevy & Top Cast Excellent in "Impact"
Subject: Brian Donlevy & Top Cast Excellent in "Impact"
Excellent plot - well paced - good ending. The four stars, Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, and supporting cast do very well. This is a film well worth viewing. A rewarding, different role for Charles Coburn who handles the task of a police inspector very well. Brian Donlevy maintains a low key performance. Helen Walker and Ella Raines both do very, very well in their roles.
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Dr Feel Rotten
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January 15, 2011 (edited)
Subject: I'm speachless
Subject: I'm speachless
..and that don't happen to often..
How did this one NOT become one of the all time great classics? What made this slip under the radar of the TV hacks who chop movies up into tiny bits and puke them back out? Oh..to long for TV.. they have to puke em up in an hour or less or the studio's explode..
I LOVE this movie..Everything about it screams GREAT CLASSIC MOVIE!
OK..so I caught my breath.. ;)
Brian Donlevy played his part absolutely perfect without flaw of any sort. It doesn't get any better. Now watch the sleaze machine merchants making the crap movies of today go and ruin it with a cheesy remake with the glamor boys of Hooeyweird.
How did this one NOT become one of the all time great classics? What made this slip under the radar of the TV hacks who chop movies up into tiny bits and puke them back out? Oh..to long for TV.. they have to puke em up in an hour or less or the studio's explode..
I LOVE this movie..Everything about it screams GREAT CLASSIC MOVIE!
OK..so I caught my breath.. ;)
Brian Donlevy played his part absolutely perfect without flaw of any sort. It doesn't get any better. Now watch the sleaze machine merchants making the crap movies of today go and ruin it with a cheesy remake with the glamor boys of Hooeyweird.
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appledecca
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September 22, 2010
Subject: Entertaining...
Subject: Entertaining...
The story takes a little while , then it crashes in....worth a watch.Some of it was pretty impressive...Some of it was just unbelivable, but hey thats entertainment, he he !(check out the way the lead carrys on, ..i dunno, frustrating or what ?).
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moviedivatoo
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May 5, 2010
Subject: Interesting twists..
Subject: Interesting twists..
This one is entertaining to a point, but loses something at the end. Not bad just not terrific.
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hawtdawg
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November 10, 2009
Subject: Very suspenseful, highly enjoyable
Subject: Very suspenseful, highly enjoyable
I've watched Impact several times over the years, the first time on one of those "movies til dawn" tv stations in southern California many decades ago, and always enjoy it. Ella Raines really makes this movie work, her character is great! And she was pretty damn good looking, too:
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I highly recommend Impact, it's well worth downloading and watching and keeping.
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I highly recommend Impact, it's well worth downloading and watching and keeping.
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inselpeter
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October 9, 2009
Subject: Very Good Film
Subject: Very Good Film
Ella Raines is beautifully photographed in her openings scenes, for my money, among the best in the film. The 1947 film contains elements of propaganda aiming to "normalize" gender roles and at the sense of dislocation of returning soldiers. The latter, especially, is atypically played down. These aspects of the film, which, otherwise, is a crime film and courtroom drama, are mostly to be noted at the protagonists arrival at Ms. Raines's garage.
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Warhawk 40
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July 28, 2009
Subject: Film Noir at it's best
Subject: Film Noir at it's best
This is the way movies used to be made. Crisp,tight plotting and an excellent story line. My reason for thinking so highly of it, however, is that I am old enough to remember an America as is portrayed in the film; an America which will never be seen again.
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dantesque
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April 3, 2009
Subject: Smart Protagonist Makes Dumb Moves Keeping Drama Alive
Subject: Smart Protagonist Makes Dumb Moves Keeping Drama Alive
***SPOILER ALERT***SPOILER ALERT***SPOILER ALERT***
Look, I love Brian Donlevy and the character actors conducting the investigation (whose names I'm too lazy to go look up at the moment), and I AM wild about the murder's set-up. But when Walter Williams elects to put his head between his legs and allow the wife he knows tried to kill him to inherit the fortune he's left behind so he can sulk in the middle of Nowhere, USA (sorry all you Idahoans) it's a little hard to take. Then, after he figures he'll leave and not go back on the idea that it would ruin the ex's being tried for murder, I'm thinking: "but she'll still be tried for ATTEMPTED murder." The he goes back anyway but tries the old amensia wheeze on them b/c a. wants to make his new love an accessory to lying to the police, and b. assumes the police are morons. But the final straw is when they arrest him and he doesn't fess up immediately (he's still got to be talked into it )and even when he does it appears that the state of california allows you to ATTEMPT to murder someone if they survive the attempt. So they arrest and prosecute HIM despite having heard the wife's bit about her love for Jim Torrence and the big fight with her husband over him for the first time ever right then and there (maybe Williams is right about cop I.Q.) It starts as crime noir, segues into Americana melodrama, before trying on a courtoom drama/tying up the clues in the nick of time ending. And we probably shouldn't discuss the portrayal of the Chinese-Americans here: I've seen worse, but I've certainly seen better. All in all: 3 Stars.
Look, I love Brian Donlevy and the character actors conducting the investigation (whose names I'm too lazy to go look up at the moment), and I AM wild about the murder's set-up. But when Walter Williams elects to put his head between his legs and allow the wife he knows tried to kill him to inherit the fortune he's left behind so he can sulk in the middle of Nowhere, USA (sorry all you Idahoans) it's a little hard to take. Then, after he figures he'll leave and not go back on the idea that it would ruin the ex's being tried for murder, I'm thinking: "but she'll still be tried for ATTEMPTED murder." The he goes back anyway but tries the old amensia wheeze on them b/c a. wants to make his new love an accessory to lying to the police, and b. assumes the police are morons. But the final straw is when they arrest him and he doesn't fess up immediately (he's still got to be talked into it )and even when he does it appears that the state of california allows you to ATTEMPT to murder someone if they survive the attempt. So they arrest and prosecute HIM despite having heard the wife's bit about her love for Jim Torrence and the big fight with her husband over him for the first time ever right then and there (maybe Williams is right about cop I.Q.) It starts as crime noir, segues into Americana melodrama, before trying on a courtoom drama/tying up the clues in the nick of time ending. And we probably shouldn't discuss the portrayal of the Chinese-Americans here: I've seen worse, but I've certainly seen better. All in all: 3 Stars.
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Albert Schlef
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March 2, 2009
Subject: A nice film
Subject: A nice film
When I finished watching it I didn't feel I wasted my time.
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BuffaloJack
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February 7, 2008
Subject: Above average film noir.
Subject: Above average film noir.
Superb film.
I always like films with Brian Donlevy in them. This film is no exception. A good solid performance. Charles Coburn wasn't bad as the cop either. It's good to see a cop acting like a human now and then and still able to do his job.
Even Philip Ahn who has a very small part as the maid's uncle does a good job. His reply to Coburn's question, "You savvy English?" with "Yes. Also French, Italian, and Hebrew" was perfect.
This film is a keeper; you won't regret watching it.
I always like films with Brian Donlevy in them. This film is no exception. A good solid performance. Charles Coburn wasn't bad as the cop either. It's good to see a cop acting like a human now and then and still able to do his job.
Even Philip Ahn who has a very small part as the maid's uncle does a good job. His reply to Coburn's question, "You savvy English?" with "Yes. Also French, Italian, and Hebrew" was perfect.
This film is a keeper; you won't regret watching it.
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January 5, 2007
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
Well worth one's time!
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moxey
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November 22, 2005
Subject: great
Subject: great
very good movie.the girl that plays martha the garage owner, i know i,ve seen in some other film.stunning.
a very good crime drama
a very good crime drama
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Ella Greggs
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November 1, 2005
Subject: Sex, Lies and Monograms
Subject: Sex, Lies and Monograms
Fun movie. Helen Walker is great as the scheming and duplicitious wife. The film gets more than a little far fetched toward the end, and our heroine is a bit too gosh-darn plucky for such an otherwise downbeat film. Nevertheless, a good story, well played and well paced. It is also a delight to see the great character actor Charles Coburn as gumshoe Quincy, doggedly pursuing the truth.
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FrankinHolland
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October 7, 2005
Subject: Impact
Subject: Impact
Great film. Some of the acting was stiff at first but I was completely sucked in by the middle. Just shows that there was actually talent in Hollywood before sleaze masters like Speilberg came to the US.
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Lisa MW
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July 5, 2005
Subject: Worth the Time
Subject: Worth the Time
This is a very good movie. It does not have a predictable ending.
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B.B. Thrill
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January 12, 2005
Subject: impact - the twists, turns and effects we have on one anothers lives
Subject: impact - the twists, turns and effects we have on one anothers lives
A San Francisco industrial tycoon Walter Williams's wife, Irene Williams and her lover, Jim Torrance plot to murder Williams. On the road up the mountains the lover cracks Williams over the head and leaves him for dead, but during his getaway crashes the car and is burned beyond identification. Half-dazed, and confused, Williams stumbles into a truck that takes him miles and miles down the highway.
He finally ends up in a small town in Idaho, where he finds a place to stay, working as an auto mechanic for widowed gas station owner, Marsha Peters.
Everyone thinks the body in the car crash is Williams and his wife is eventually accused of conspiring to murder him. Williams knows of all of this from the newspaper clippings he is reading and saving, plotting his future and dreaming of revenge on his murderous wife.
The trouble with this is that Williams falls in love with Marsha Peters and is convinced by her to return to San Francisco to settle the business of his past.
From here Impact twists and turns - to tell you more would ruin the surprises and pleasures of watching the film. In true film noir style you are unsure what will be the outcome until the last moments of the film.
Certainly worth the time to view and even to view again.
He finally ends up in a small town in Idaho, where he finds a place to stay, working as an auto mechanic for widowed gas station owner, Marsha Peters.
Everyone thinks the body in the car crash is Williams and his wife is eventually accused of conspiring to murder him. Williams knows of all of this from the newspaper clippings he is reading and saving, plotting his future and dreaming of revenge on his murderous wife.
The trouble with this is that Williams falls in love with Marsha Peters and is convinced by her to return to San Francisco to settle the business of his past.
From here Impact twists and turns - to tell you more would ruin the surprises and pleasures of watching the film. In true film noir style you are unsure what will be the outcome until the last moments of the film.
Certainly worth the time to view and even to view again.
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stef
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January 7, 2005 (edited)
Subject: Excellent
Subject: Excellent
Very good film!
As someone said on IMDB, there's Capra accents in this film noir.
As someone said on IMDB, there's Capra accents in this film noir.
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